The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-03-31

THE ALaSA BELL,
and call the people back from
the labyrintks of inachon.
Month alter month complaints
have been made Of petty thiev-
ing about the city. For a period
extending over a number of
years, business houses in this
town have been burglarlzed, but
aside from some local aglisiion,
nothing grew out of it and the
work still goes on. 1t is compar-
atively but few weeks ago that
a safe was crasked in one of the
leading business houses, but the
parties 10 that outrage are still
at large.
Last Thursday the churches,
AZ We have before stated, were
broken into. and on Sunday, as,
we have noted in our local col
ums, the saloon of Phil. Slisher
was bnrglarized. The number of
dwellings that have been enter
ed within tho last year is almost
without number. How long, O
Lord, how long are the people 10
en,lare these ihingsg IT oar po-
lice fierce Is not adequate liz
point Of numbers, let tho Coan-
Gil scnpower The Mayor 10 in
crease ,ha. force until the ofiic-
ial dagger pierces the dark cur
tains that must enclose with
sheltering fold. the puryeyors of
crime, the midnight invaders Of
our homes.
We are told that it was found
necessary 10 lock out The public
from one Of the oldest burial
grounds IN the county, because a
certain element O. community in
sisted upon making ii a ir.s'-
ing place. If, unless, The weap
ons the courts have put in Oar
hands have been rendered wor.h
less hy the rust Of disuse. do ne
noi lower our dignity by permit
Ting sncli stale OF affairs in oEr
niidsi y hat will orr prayers,
ia. wiiIi!ie mora! and religious
l,.ssens scIii out from our piI!pits
ann.uut 10 ii We cnutinue t.
drift, obiiviOls 10 The dasiardlY
ac;s, that are strain upon our
civilization and of such startling
frequency We may uncap the
social volcano, we may tear
asunder a; one blow the bonds Of
friendship that have existed for
years, We may engender enemi-
ties that will last 10 the end of
time, by trying 10 force down
the threats of our neighbors the
output of the crater and yet do
Dothirs to elevate The tone of So
city. just now the pulse of
this community is throbbing with
the fever OF an agitation, that is
driving reason like a riderIess
horse, while the lesson of holiness
we learned at the knee of our
mothers. are neglected and for.
gotten. II is impossible to make
the people believe that the fam
ing sword circiing around the
gates OF promised Eden is
welded by an angel until LEY
know by what right the alleged
angel wears The insignia of
heavenly knighthood. for .he
Master in his warnings of the
Pharisees, says: "for they say
and do not" who do not show by
example that they are worthy to
bear the standard of reform.
Ring the bell ard call back the
bowling demagogues from the
chase /; ring the bell and in the
glorious hight Of the Word, let us
show our children that our mo.
tives are pure, that our actions
are tempered by reason. Ring
the bell, and when the people
are assembled, let them be told
IN words Of fire that for three
years the offices ofthis city have
been in the hands of The Repub-
lican party-the same party that
under The banner of Law and
Order, Tuesday night, asked an
extension of the power, under
which we have been run over by
the 1awless element. Ii they
hare not the force to check the
growth OF the evils that have
sprung up around US in that
time, ifeven our churches are to
be over run by midnight vandal 8
and they cannot stop it, is it not
time for the stewardship to
end
Tie Democratic party stands
for law and order; it stands by
good government and stands
ready to clean out the Augean
Stables and give the people Of
this town the protection they
have not had under Republican
misrule. Vote The Democratic